Naked from the elbows down....
Ever since I have been involved with machinery (about 25 years or so), I have always been told and have always taught, "your arms should be naked from the elbows down". Sleeves, rings and watches can get caught in a variety of moving (and stationary) things, all of which have the potential for removing limbs.
Now I know some of you will see me wearing a ring in the video. I know this is wrong and if I could get the ring off, I wouldn't wear it in the shop. When I got married, I weighed 160 pounds, now, about 220, and yes fingers get fat too.
Chris DeHut
(west of Chicago)
Even more dangerous- shirt sleeves
Almost every machine in the shop spins and can grab clothing. We all work in shops that may not be the warmest in the winter, thus we wear long sleeved shirts and jackets. Most have loose fitting cuffs- an accident waiting to happen!:mad: $4-6.00 athletic wrist sleeves placed over the cuffs will hold any dangling cloth close to the arms, reducing the danger here.
I go nuts when I see pictures in the wood mags of "skilled craftsmen" with loose and unbuttoned clothing using saws, drills, routers, and the like. Rant: Never got any feedback when sending Letter to editor about the pics.